Nelson, Owens Combine for Three Flight Titles at Hokie Fall Invite

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Junior Rachel Nelson and sophomore Dylan Owens continued their winning streaks on Sunday as the duo won the White Flight doubles title before earning their own singles flight titles.

Nelson and Owens dropped Virginia Tech's Sloan Barton and Emily Pence 6-2 in the championship match of the White Flight to earn the title. The Dukes are 4-1 as a unit this fall.

In singles, Nelson battled Pence for the two-set win (7-5, 6-1) in the Service Flight championship match and moved to 5-1 this tournament season. Owens pounced on Towson's Yergeniya Shusterman for the two-set win (6-2, 6-1) and the Duty Flight championship as she improved to 6-1 on the year.

Junior Rebecca Harris and sophomore Kimmy Herrock earned a 6-3 doubles victory over Lauren Reid and Mareli Sanchez in an Orange Flight consolation match.

The Dukes next compete at the 2015 ITA Atlantic Regionals Oct. 15-19.

QUOTING COACH JAMES BRYCE
"This weekend was a great experience for our freshman and a reminder to our upperclassmen of how important it is to never give up. We have some things to work on before ITA regionals, but I am happy with the progress we are showing. Overall, the team had good success this weekend and is improving every time we step on the court."

FULL RESULTS
Singles
Service Flight
CH: Rachel Nelson (JMU) def. Emily Pence (VT) 7-5, 6-1
Leadership Flight
CH: Diana Stomlega (ASU) def. Kimmy Herrock (JMU) 6-2, 6-1
Honor Flight
CO: Cassidy Hicks (Wofford) def. Emma Petersen (JMU) 6-1, 2-6, 10-4
Duty Flight
CH: Dylan Owens (JMU) def. Yergeniya Shusterman (Towson) 6-2, 6-1
Brotherhood Flight consolation
D3: Devan McCluskey (Penn State) def. Abby Amos (JMU) 6-1, 6-4
UT Prosim Flight consolation
D3: Katia Blik (Penn State) def. Timea Guibe (JMU) 6-1, 3-1 ret.

Doubles
White Flight
CH: Nelson/Owens (JMU) def. Barton/Pence (VT) 6-2
Maroon Flight consolation
D3: Cisneros/Pacholski (ASU) def. Amos/Petersen (JMU) 6-2
Orange Flight consolation
D3: Harris/Herrock (JMU) def. Reid/Sanchez (Wofford) 6-3

UP NEXT
JMU will rest up over the next two weekends as the Dukes prep for the 2015 ITA Atlantic Regionals tournament (Oct. 15-19), hosted by Liberty in Lynchburg, Va.

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